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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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